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Nachez Washalanta
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Name: Marine Pfc. Nachez Washalanta
Age: 21
From: Bryan, Okla.
Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Pfc. Nachez Washalanta was killed Aug. 21 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: August 21, 2004
Oklahoma Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Bryan, Okla.
Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Pfc. Nachez Washalanta was killed Aug. 21 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: August 21, 2004
Oklahoma Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma Marine who was scheduled to come home next month was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy in Iraq, his mother said Sunday.
Pvt. Nachez Washalanta II died from massive trauma to his lower body, said his mother, Carol Caldwell. He was one of four Marines killed Saturday in Iraq.
Washalanta, 21, had been in the country since February, serving his second tour of duty there.
He attended schools in Ardmore and Silo, his mother said. After getting his GED, he joined the circus and eventually the Marines, where Washalanta blossomed, Caldwell said.
“He was so proud. It was the first time I ever saw him proud of himself and proud...
Occupation
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Pfc. Nachez Washalanta was killed Aug. 21 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Nachez Washalanta
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.